Linx Security
Researched 2026-06-28. Primary category: identity-governance.
One-liner — An AI-native identity governance (IGA) platform that continuously maps, monitors, and governs every identity in the enterprise — human, non-human, and AI agent — instead of running periodic, form-driven access reviews.
What it does
Linx is positioned as a modern rebuild of identity governance and administration (IGA). Traditional IGA tools (joiner/mover/leaver workflows, quarterly access certifications) were built for a world of mostly human employees and relatively static apps. Linx’s pitch is that the identity estate is now dominated by service accounts, machine identities, and AI agents — which it claims outnumber humans by roughly 80 to 1 — and that governing them requires continuous, automated discovery and correlation rather than spreadsheet-driven recerts. It markets “Linx Autopilot,” an autonomous agent that drives identity governance tasks.
Where it sits in the stack
Foundation layer, identity-governance (IGA/ISPM), with a strong non-human-identity angle. It sits downstream of the IdP (microsoft-entra, okta) and reconciles identities/entitlements across the estate. This is an access-hygiene and least-privilege control, not an inline prompt/data/egress firewall. It reduces blast radius by limiting standing access and over-entitlement.
Deployment & architecture
SaaS, integrating via API/connectors to IdPs, cloud, and SaaS apps to build and continuously update an identity graph. (Exact connector catalog not verified.)
Positioning & differentiators
“AI-native” continuous governance vs the legacy suites (sailpoint, saviynt) and the newer access-request/least-privilege challengers (lumos, conductorone). Its explicit framing around AI agents and non-human identities overlaps with the visibility pitch of hydden and the access-graph pitch of veza. Nearest neighbors in spirit: veza (authorization/entitlement graph), conductorone, lumos.
Ownership, funding & M&A
Independent, VC-backed. Founded 2023 by Israel Duanis (CEO) and Niv Goldenberg; HQ New York. $83M total funding; $50M Series B led by Insight Partners announced 2026-03-31, with continued participation from Cyberstarts and Index Ventures. No M&A. Confidence high (primary announcement + Insight Partners).
CTO / hedge-fund lens
Day-2. IGA is a real need for a regulated shop (access certifications, least privilege, SOX/audit evidence), but Linx is young (founded 2023) — a credible modernization play, not yet a safe default. A 50-person fund likely does not need a dedicated IGA platform on day one; identity governance can start inside Entra/Okta. Worth watching if you have a sprawling SaaS estate and a growing fleet of service accounts/agents. Not a model-risk (SR 11-7) tool.
Competitors / alternatives
sailpoint, saviynt, veza, conductorone, lumos, hydden, silverfort.
Open questions / to verify
- Concrete connector/integration list and whether it does access certifications vs only visibility.
- Real customer references in financial services; production maturity.
- Pricing/deployment model specifics.
Sources
- Linx Security Raises $50M Series B — fetched 2026-06-28 — supports: funding, founders, HQ, founding year, AI/NHI positioning; confidence: high.
- Insight Partners — Linx Series B — fetched 2026-06-28 — supports: lead investor, round; confidence: high.
History
- [2026-06-28] Stub created from seed registry.
- [2026-06-28] Researched; confirmed independent/VC-backed, $83M total, $50M Series B (Insight Partners, 2026-03-31), founded 2023 NY by Duanis & Goldenberg, AI-native IGA + NHI positioning. ownership_confidence raised to high.